host utility for redhat linux

host is a simple utility for performing DNS lookups. In order to use it dnsutil package should be installed on redhat systems.

For example if you want to check kerberos srv records from AD (Active Directory) infrastructure.

# host -t srv _kerberos._tcp.example.local

_kerberos._tcp.example.local has SRV record 0 100 88 srv1.example.local.

_kerberos._tcp.example.local has SRV record 0 100 88 srv2.example.local.

_kerberos._tcp.example.local has SRV record 0 100 88 srv3.example.local.

_kerberos._tcp.example.local has SRV record 0 100 88 srv4.example.local.